The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-12-22
Combs, who was very kind to US,
especially to our sick. She was
TRUE TENNESSEE NATION

Combs, who was very kind to US,
to our sick. She was
TRUE TENNESSEE NATION
and they are the grandest type OF
their sex. AS stated, Capt. Walk
er took charge of our sick, and not
being able to get accommodations
in Vicksburg, he procured some
cars and got an order to send them
to Jackson and detailed lot OF
men, myself among the number to
go with them. We arrived In the
capitol city of Mississippi before
night, and by the hardest work
with the help of some noble women
we managed to get our sick in
comfortable quarters. Af1er dis
posing of our sick l took stroll
over the city In search of some Ia
dies, cousins of mine, who lived in
jackson. was not long in find
ing them. They were delighted to
see me and said they had inquired |
for me among the soldiers from
Tennessee. They went to work |
that night, and by morning had me
decently clad. / shaved and washed
my face and my comrades hardly
knew me, my transformation had
been so great. There were three Of
the sisters, all widows; Mrs. Tar
pley, the older one, was the widow
of Collin S. Tarpley, who WAS once
we'll known in Pulaski. The KIDD
ness of these noble women extend
ed throughout the war to me, and
my association with them is one of
The two GASES in memory of soldier
life in Mississippi. Jackson them
was the most cold blooded and self
lsh town in the south. AS was said
by the boys, it was the home Of
few good women and many mean
men. The population of jackson
in the aggregate were self-holsted,
stingy, mean and cold-hearted. Al
one time the city council came with
in few votes of passing an ordi-
nance forbidding the sidewalks to
private soldiers. / have never vet
met any confederate who had any
thing good to say of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi. All the men who thought
| anything of themselves had left and
Joined the army before we struck
the place. To our utter astonish-
| ment we were stopped here. We
had been told all the time we
would De sent to Tennessee to
Braggs army, and when told we
would have to remain in Mississip-
pl the dissatisfaction was great
and the indignation increased when
it was known that Gen. ssTighlman
of Fort Henry fame, was to com
mand US. He was at that time
very unpopular and unsavory with
the army, his surrender at Fort
Henry not being favorably re-
ceived, yet rGen. Tighlman was a
noble, true man, as / will in my
lnext fully show up. We were
marched out to the fair ground and
reorganized,S
ELEcTING OFFICERS
!, by regular ballot as follows;
/ C. Harvey Walker, COL;
| Calvin J. Clack, Lieut.. COL;
| Thomas Tucker, Major;
| Col. Walker appointed Lieut.. Da
vid S. Martin adjutant and Jno.
Phillips sarg't major. Jno. D.
Flautt Equartermaster, Jno. S.
Wilkes commissary. The compa-
ny commanders were:
/ L. c. Barber, Capt. Co. A;
i R. A. Mitchell, Capt. Co. B;
/, - Cooper, Capt. Co. c.
/ Walter Scott jennings, Capt. Co. D;
Geo, W. Jones, Capt. Co. E;
Robert Mccormick, Capt. Co. F;
II David Rhea, Capt. Co. G.;
i James Walker, Capt. Co. H;
Il Babe Alexander, Capt. Co. l;
B. Frank Matthews, Capt. Co. K.
The lieutenant as far as can re-
member were:
COAT E Mccoy list, Henry Jones
, End /; James BASES, 3rd.
4 Co. B-Thos West, 1str T Mitchell
. End; May Thompson, 3rd.
Co. C-Jimmie Doyle, LIST; San
Strickland, 2nds Turner, Bud.
Co, D-Bud Durham, LIST; Bob Will.
liams, End Watkins, 3rd.
d Co. E-Jim Murphey, 1st; Franz
6 Mathews, End ;3rd forgotten.
II Co. F--David Stevenson, LIST; Ton
! Thompson, End BIRD forgotten.
: Co. G-David S Martin, 1st; Jno {
: Lester, and; Wallace Rutledge, 3rd.
D Co. H-Jo MeCaelass, lst; Jane
y Ralston, End 3rd forgotten.
Co. I-Jo Lock, LIST; Ike Black, End
3rd forgotten.
Co. A-John Hildreth, s1st: Heron
0 End ;3rd forgotten.
After the regiment was organize,
7 a pay roll was made out and eacl
private drew a one hundred dolls
s bill, new confederate money. w
had no arms, 80 we were permitte,
to go about at liberty to a great ex
. tent and as confederate none,
l there was pretty good, We had a
good a lime as was possible il
:, Jackson. One evening quite lo
/ of our boys were sitting in front O
e the Beauman House, when VIII
J. should walk up but Busy Bi
! Combs with surgeons uniform OF
We saluted him as Major Bill
e Gen. Tighlman walked up to Pa
: Gooch and Tom. Holt and aske
them if they knew Maj. Bill. An
swering in the affirmative, the gen
|, eral ordered him arrested an
J stripped him of his uniform, ant
placed him in Jail. Bill had de
serted US, together with Ooter
while in prison and joined th